Jerry Jones to SAS on why the team did not go after Derrick Henry

thunderpimp91

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Zeke won't upgrade our short yardage at all. Did anyone who claims this pay any attention to Zeke this last year? RBs DO NOT get better with age.
Zeke doesn't have to get better to upgrade our short yardage run game, it was horrific a year ago. His size/running style alone should be an upgrade. Zeke likely has way worse numbers overall than Pollard had last year, but racks up the TDs and first downs in this offenese.
 

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My question is what happens when our offense has no speed with Zeke and just plods along at 3 yards per carry? Than what Jerry? It’s going to happen
 

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I like how he highlighted short yardage as a point of emphasis. Hes right in that regard, Zeke will upgrade our short yardage situations, but thats not the reason to pass on a superior back and bring back a guy the rest of the league passed on.
How do you know?
 

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In other words Jerry is senile and thinks Zeke a year later is back at his prime.
 

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And we have "fans" that ask Jerry for his autograph. Those are the fans that make us look terrible, and couldn't tell you who any of the coordinators are. I hate those fans.
You're still here...you make yourself look terrible....don't blame anyone else. No one is forcing you....
 

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It's always "hate" with you guys and never the real reason - Zeke is washed up, and is a waste of time if you are serious about competing for a title.
What does that have to do with him? Go hate the guy who signed him he didn’t sign himself. You guys do this with everyone you don’t like. You did it with Witten too at the end. Who the hell is signing these guys? You’re just argumentative for no reason.
 

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This is the problem of your football team when the owner/GM is a Fan and or friend with a player, it clouds his judgement making decisions about players on the team, Zeke should have NEVER been resigned by this team..
That would be a problem for sure. We know he gets too close to players he drafted. But don't believe what he said for a second regarding this. They didn't go after Henry because they have zero interest in that part of free agency. They have skipped that part of FA for over a decade now. Had Henry still been there when they came back, they would have picked him up for about 2M a year. But that was never going to happen.
 

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"First of all, we might have a little difference as to what we were lacking the most. It is very common, matter of fact the rule, that when you look at a coming season, you've got some soft spots. In a football team. Or in a any team I think. So it's a question of, where do your resources, where do they need, the areas that need the most attention." "And candidly I thought in Zeke that we really had an opportunity. I know that, how badly he wanted to get back with the Cowboys. I personally thought that his work there in New England was better than maybe a lot of other people evaluated it. I thought he did carry the mail in some critical times for them." "...I have more belief that Zeke gives us what we need in our short yardage than maybe a lot of fans do."

Henry didnt want to come here to play for us. as do a lot of good players who want to achieve something in their sport. Dallas is not the play to be if you want to win something meaningful.

If you are a end-of-life player searching for a last contract then thats another Story. Or if you dont careabout football but want to establish a Business.

But i understand we try to keep our face in public.
 
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